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FBI arrest alleged US accomplice of northern beaches Netflix bootlegger
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested the alleged American accomplice of a Sydney man over a scheme that provided tens of thousands of people with cheap access to Netflix and other streaming services using vast troves of stolen login details.
Samuel Joyner, 30, from Beaverton in Oregon, has been indicted for his alleged role in the conspiracy alongside Evan McMahon, 23, of Dee Why on Sydneyâs northern beaches. McMahon pleaded guilty and was sentenced in April to serve two years and two months on an intensive corrections order.
(Photo : Pixabay/Tumisu ) Netflix scam and phishing
The US Feds arrested two Oregon men who were accused of stealing and reselling customer s credentials from Netflix and other streaming services. The US Attorney s office announced that the men have now been indicted on fraud charges.
Men Steals Streaming Service Credentials
According to the indictment, Evan McMahon and Samuel Joyner stole and sold more than 200,000 user account credentials from popular streaming services including Netflix, Spotify Premium, and HBO Max. This was a part of the online service operation named AccountBot.
Users of the AccountBot side paid a subscription fee to get the credentials of other users who paid for the streaming services, according to The Verge.
May 14th 2021 4:57 pm
A Portland, Oregon, federal grand jury has charged a man for a scheme to steal and resell customer account details for streaming services including Netflix, Spotify Premium, and HBO Max.
The indictment names Samuel Joyner and an accomplice, Evan McMahon of Sydney, Australia. It alleges that they operated an online service called “AccountBot,” through which users could pay a low fee to access stolen streaming service accounts.
The allegations are a particularly bold example of a hacking risk that costs streaming services billions each year.
AccountBot Sold Accounts as Low as $1.79
The indictment states that the AccountBot site claimed to have access to over 217,000 unique customer account credentials and to have served over 52,000 customers.